Emergency Department Collaborative Research Group
We are the overarching group for research conducted in the Emergency Department. Our vision is to integrate research seamlessly into clinical practice and education while shaping new guidelines and policy.
In 2024, our group achieved significant milestones, including the publication of over 91 articles in peer-reviewed journals, involvement in more than 150 research projects, and…
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Latest Emergency Department Research News
More than $1.7 million in upgrades to Gold Coast University Hospital’s triage areas are now complete, further supporting patient safety and…
The motivation of our Emergency Department Collaborative Research Group remains the same with every study: Keep patient care at the centre of its…
Dr Gerben Keijzers is a Senior Staff Specialist Emergency Physician at the Gold Coast University Hospital Emergency Department.
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Current projects
Prior research conducted by the PREDICT network has identified that there is substantial variation in practice patterns in Australasia in relation…
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This study is conducted in collaboration with the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre (ANZIC-RC). It is endorsed by the…
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Publications
Development of a revised Jalowiec Coping Scale for use by emergency clinicians: a cross-sectional scale development study
Greenslade, J.H., Wallis, M.C., Johnston, A., Carlström, E., Wilhelms, D., Thom, O., Abraham, L. and Crilly, J., 2019. Development of a revised Jalowiec Coping Scale for use by emergency clinicians: a cross-sectional scale development study. BMJ open, 9(12).
Get with the guidelines: management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in emergency departments in Europe and Australasia is sub‐optimal.
van Meer, O., Keijzers, G., Motiejunaite, J., Klim, S., Capsec, J., Kuan, W., Mcnulty, R., Tan, C., Cowell, D.L., Holdgate, A. and Jain, N., 2020. Get with the guidelines: management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in emergency departments in Europe and Australasia is sub‐optimal. Internal Medicine Journal, 50(2), pp.200-208.
Examining the translational success of an initiative to accelerate the assessment of chest pain for patients in an Australian emergency department: a pre-post study.
Greenslade, J.H., Ho, A., Hawkins, T., Parsonage, W., Crilly, J. and Cullen, L., 2020. Examining the translational success of an initiative to accelerate the assessment of chest pain for patients in an Australian emergency department: a pre-post study. BMC health services research, 20, pp.1-9.
